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Fri, 09 Dec 2016 15:20:36 +0000Joomla! 1.6 - Open Source Content Managementen-gbAASLD 2016: Hepatitis C Virus Infections Rising Among HIV+ Gay Men in San Diegohttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hcv-prevention/hcv-sexual-transmission/5944-aasld-2016-hepatitis-c-virus-infection-rising-among-gay-men-in-san-diego
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The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in San Diego has increased over the past 15 years, especially among men who do not inject drugs but use methamphetamine, according to a study presented at the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting this month in Boston. Another study by the same research team found that post-treatment reinfection is also a concern in this population.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Liz Highleyman)Tue, 29 Nov 2016 08:00:00 +0000STD 2016: HCV Infection and Reinfection Among Men Who Have Sex with Menhttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hcv-prevention/hcv-sexual-transmission/5866-std-2016-hcv-infection-and-reinfection-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men
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Public health officials in Michigan have identified a cluster of more than 20 cases of apparently sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to a report at the 2016 STD Conference last week in Atlanta. Routine HCV screening at sexual health clinics can help detect more HCV infections among gay men, and prevention measures are needed to address the risk of HCV reinfection after spontaneous clearance or a cure, researchers concluded in recent related journal articles.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Liz Highleyman)Tue, 27 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000EASL 2016: High Incidence of HCV Reinfection Among HIV+ Gay Men in Western Europehttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-prevention/5693-easl-2016-high-incidence-of-hcv-reinfection-among-hiv-gay-men-in-western-europe
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There is a very high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in western Europe, according to research presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver's International Liver Congress (EASL 2016) this week in Barcelona. Investigators found that a quarter of HIV-positive gay men who cleared an initial HCV infection were reinfected within 3 years. The researchers believe that current prevention strategies are failing, and called for intensive monitoring of people who have apparently cleared HCV infection.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Michael Carter)Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000U.S. Government Releases New Guidance for Syringe Program Fundinghttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-prevention/188-hcv-injection-drug-use/5675-us-government-releases-new-guidance-for-syringe-program-funding
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released new guidance regarding use of federal funds to pay for many aspects of syringe service programs aimed at reducing the risk of HIV and viral hepatitis transmission among people who inject drugs. The guidance follows a change in federal law that lifts the overall ban on syringe service funding, although the new rules do not allow programs to pay for needles or syringes themselves.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (HIVandHepatitis.com)Wed, 06 Apr 2016 07:00:00 +0000AASLD 2015: HCV Infection During Anal Sex May Happen without Blood, Study Findshttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hcv-prevention/hcv-sexual-transmission/5477-aasld-hcv-infection-during-anal-sex-may-happen-without-blood-study-in-hivhcv-coinfected-men-finds
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Hepatitis C virus is present in large enough quantities in the rectal fluid of men with HIV and hepatitis C coinfection to permit HCV transmission without the presence of blood, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City reported Sunday at the AASLD Liver Meeting in San Francisco.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Keith Alcorn)Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000IHRC 2015: Hepatitis C Treatment as Prevention Must Address Concerns of People Who Inject Drugshttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-prevention/188-hcv-injection-drug-use/5462-ihrc-2015-hepatitis-c-treatment-as-prevention-must-address-concerns-of-people-who-inject-drugs
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While epidemiologists and public health experts are excited about the potential of new hepatitis C drugs to limit onward transmission of the virus among people who inject drugs, some strategies ignore profound barriers to drug users engaging with healthcare and their broader needs. For "treatment as prevention" to be ethical and acceptable to this people who inject drugs, enabling treatment and policy environments need to be created, according to reports at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference last month in Kuala Lumpur.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Roger Pebody)Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000IHRC 2015: Community-based Drug Projects Provide an Alternative to Compulsory Detention in Asiahttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-prevention/188,655,650-hcv-injection-drug-use/5463-ihrc-2015-community-based-drug-projects-provide-an-alternative-to-compulsory-detention-in-asia
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A series of pilot projects in China, Indonesia, and Cambodia are showing that non-coercive, community-based drug treatment projects are feasible and more effective than the current approach of many Asian countries, incarceration and compulsory treatment, according to findings presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference last month in Kuala Lumpur and in a report launched at the conference.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Roger Pebody)Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000IHRC 2015: Why Is Injecting Equipment Reused? Drug Users Do Their Own Research to Find Outhttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hepatitis-c/hepatitis-c-topics/hcv-prevention/188,655-hcv-injection-drug-use/5464-ihrc-2015-why-is-injecting-equipment-reused-drug-users-do-their-own-research-to-find-out
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Even in the context of the relatively good access to harm reduction services in Australia, the principle reasons for people who inject drugs to reuse syringes relate to the convenience of services, the stigma of drug use, a fear of repercussions, and other contextual factors, according to a recent study. No participants reported sharing equipment as a choice -- if sterile equipment had been readily available at the time they needed it, they would have preferred to use it.

]]>liz@black-rose.com (Roger Pebody)Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:00:00 +0000EACS 2015: Hepatitis C Incidence Remains Stable Among HIV-Positive Gay Men in Europehttp://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hcv-prevention/hcv-sexual-transmission/5455-eacs-2015-hepatitis-c-incidence-remains-stable-among-hiv-positive-gay-men-in-europe
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Researchers have seen no decline in new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in 16 European CASCADE cohorts, according to a poster presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last week in Barcelona. However, trends seem to differ between various regions of Europe.